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Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for her versatile voice and her adventurous repertoire, which spans such divergent genres as show tunes, rock, and country music.
In 1983, she travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career. In 1986, she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis. Offered a record deal in 1989, the Holly Cole Trio released an EP, Christmas Blues, that year, which featured a striking version of The Pretenders’ “2,000 Miles”. This was followed by their first full album, Girl Talk, in 1990.
A succession of releases through the early 1990s fleshed out the trio’s musical daring. For example, 1991’s Blame It On My Youth, covers songs by Tom Waits (“Purple Avenue”, aka “Empty Pockets”), Lyle Lovett (“God Will”), includes show tunes such as “If I Were a Bell” (from Guys and Dolls) and “On the Street Where You Live” (from My Fair Lady), and even remakes “Trust In Me”, a surprisingly dark and ominous song from Disney’s The Jungle Book, into a strikingly sultry and sinister song of seduction and death. Also recorded in this period was a remarkable reinterpretation of Elvis Costello’s “Alison”.
Following 1993’s Don’t Smoke In Bed, the trio took on its most audacious effort, a CD entirely of songs by Tom Waits, called Temptation. This 1995 release also dropped the “Trio” from the label.
Cole next went into a two-album flirtation with pop music, perhaps keeping with the “diva” fad of the late 90s. These albums, Dark Dear Heart (1997) and Romantically Helpless (2000) veered further from jazz by introducing pop elements to Cole’s sound.
In 1983, she travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career. In 1986, she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis. Offered a record deal in 1989, the Holly Cole Trio released an EP, Christmas Blues, that year, which featured a striking version of The Pretenders’ “2,000 Miles”. This was followed by their first full album, Girl Talk, in 1990.
A succession of releases through the early 1990s fleshed out the trio’s musical daring. For example, 1991’s Blame It On My Youth, covers songs by Tom Waits (“Purple Avenue”, aka “Empty Pockets”), Lyle Lovett (“God Will”), includes show tunes such as “If I Were a Bell” (from Guys and Dolls) and “On the Street Where You Live” (from My Fair Lady), and even remakes “Trust In Me”, a surprisingly dark and ominous song from Disney’s The Jungle Book, into a strikingly sultry and sinister song of seduction and death. Also recorded in this period was a remarkable reinterpretation of Elvis Costello’s “Alison”.
Following 1993’s Don’t Smoke In Bed, the trio took on its most audacious effort, a CD entirely of songs by Tom Waits, called Temptation. This 1995 release also dropped the “Trio” from the label.
Cole next went into a two-album flirtation with pop music, perhaps keeping with the “diva” fad of the late 90s. These albums, Dark Dear Heart (1997) and Romantically Helpless (2000) veered further from jazz by introducing pop elements to Cole’s sound.
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I Want You
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Take Me Home
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(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
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Make It Go Away
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Invitation To The Blues
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Calling You
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Jersey Girl
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I've Just Seen A Face
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I Don't Wanna Grow Up
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GHELIX wrote:
greetings from Poland :) check out my profile :) maybe you`ll find something for you to listen :)
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tayomaru wrote:
la-la-land
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Amarilis_r wrote:
Una voz preciosa!! ^^
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gursky1 wrote:
Variations of Tom Waits' titles. Better than the originals. Great!
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RDJC81 wrote:
nice, i like
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refresh_ wrote:
=)
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fromBoulder wrote:
"Everyday will be Holiday, now that my baby's back Home". I love that song. I sing it whenever my baby comes back home.
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zerstorer wrote:
Awesome Covers: Temptation, Jersey Girl, Train Song, and Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night. Her voice does justice to Tom Waits songs.
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Infra-Pop wrote:
there's a new picture again~
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JazzMan2 wrote:
There's a new picture online,please vote,thanks.~_^
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MinisterZdrowia wrote:
Really nice last album. Here's a good review of it: http://www.infomusic.pl/recenzje_wiecej.php?id_rec=931 worth to buy.
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mamafanfan wrote:
i love her!
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StoneyBoh wrote:
March 13th release in Canada according to her website. No US release planned. It is an interesting release. Very jazzy, but away from the trio format with lots of horns. Her voice sounds incredible as always.
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HomeInMyShoes wrote:
Woohoo! Any timeline for release in North America?
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StoneyBoh wrote:
New self-titled album is out in Japan. Canadian & European releases to come.
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qabohms3 wrote:
can't get enough of this
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